Street art; freedom of expression; art; democracy; propaganda; politics; resistance; visual identity: Who are these anonymous heroes who transform city walls into visual poetry? Why do these dreamy souls transform…
There was that crocodile in the Mersey. The Essex Lion, too. Those parrots you get in London, I’ve heard about them - and you just wait til UKIP sees those…
As students rally to voice their growing concerns against the Maduro administration, the Supreme Court deals a huge blow to their freedom of expression. Venezuela: Supreme Court limits protest rights…
Sarayaku provide sanctuary for Cléver Jiménez and his advisors; 4 die in ammonia leak in la Manta; canonisation of two new saints brings celebration to Cuenca Village of Sarayaku declared…
Bachelet proposes electoral reform; Nueva Mayoría and UDI clash; Chile weighs its options ahead of Hague dispute with Bolivia
High Court ruling reinstates Petro as Mayor of Bogota; Uribe’s personal security to be reduced by 55%; Colombians asked to save water “drop by drop” High Court ruling reinstates Petro…
Mexico: Mexicans seek global action against censorship bill; Writer Elena Poniatowska receives Cervantes prize; National Entrepreneur Award 2014 Mexico: Mexicans seek global action against censorship bill Since President Enrique Peña Nieto…
Economy grows below its potential; Government and civil society discuss a renewed peace process; US updates travel alert to El Salvador Economy grows below its potential Between 1970 and 2012,…
It’s September 1936 and Oslo is sleeping. In the border-towns, a group of men gather in the cold. They cradle bricks, carry batons, and the pavement by Konrad Knudsen’s home…
China buys Peru’s largest copper mine even as a decade of resource-led growth starts to come to an end; Chile and Peru must diversify as demand for copper wanes worldwide…
I first heard the news through a text, which read: ‘That writer guy you like just died.’ To me, this text represented an almost sacrilegious attitude to one of the…
Housing crisis in Valparaíso after devastating fires; Chileans now one step closer to absentee voting rights; Christian Democrats confirm support for president’s tax reform plan
Investigation into Once train crash resumes; National Senator Assaulted Investigation into Once train crash resumes Monday 20 April will see the resumption of the investigation into the Once train tragedy…
Semana Santa processions take place all over Ecuador; YASunidos protest against transfer of signatures; Ecuador and Costa Rica reach an agreement on maritime divisions Semana Santa processions Semana Santa processions…
Gabriel García Márquez dies at age 87; 34 of Colombia’s indigenous communities suffering “humanitarian crisis”; Human rights activists receive death threats in Buenaventura Gabriel García Márquez dies at age 87…
Government officials and opposition figures complete their second meeting in as many weeks to determine solutions to the crisis in Venezuela, as the opposition fails to secure a blanket release…
Municipal debt for 2013 rises significantly; Electoral authorities will oversee private donations to political parties; President Funes’ approval rate remains among the highest in the region Municipal debt for 2013…
The importance of sugarcane and its derivative, ethanol, in Brazil, considering the last report of IPCC about world climate. Brazil: Sugar and global warming The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
Intersectionality, the idea that there should be a unity in the combat of different systems of oppression, seems to be the word of every feminist’s lips today. Nowhere is this…
Hotel de Inmigrantes; European Immigration; Identity; Historical Monument; Legacy; Some people say that life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Would you leave your family, your home…
Whether you’re the victim or the high priest, it’s a dirty business, this. Gather round the screenlight campfire and I’ll tell you all about it. Let’s open with the Incas…
National strike halts the nation The second national strike of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s administration took place on Thursday 10th April. The strike stopped transport in a large part…
Hippos escape from Escobar’s Hacienda Nápoles; Occidental Petroleum denies ‘arbitrary’ dismissal of workers; Government invests in García Márquez tourism Hippos escape from Escobar’s Hacienda Nápoles Colombian Environment Minister Luz Helena Sarmiento announced…
Nairobi Pinto - chief correspondent for Venezuelan news corporation Globovisión – is kidnapped from her home in western Caracas. Venezuela: Leading news editor kidnapped in Caracas In a week that…
YASunidos group present over 700,000 signatures to the CNE; Correa rejects criticism from US senators; Tungurahua volcano causes evacuations YASunidos present their signatures to the CNE The YASunidos, a group…